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Attention, middle school and high school students! This event is for YOU!Join KBTC and Tacoma Public Library for a screening of The American Revolution, the documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt. After the screening, stay for a youth-centered conversation and live Q&A with Kwabi Amoah-Forson and Chris Vega, where young people are invited to share their thoughts, questions, and perspectives.
This event is designed for middle schoolers, high schoolers, and young adults who want space to talk honestly about history and how it connects to the world we live in today. Whether you’re curious about the past, interested in civic engagement, or simply want to listen and learn alongside others, this conversation is for you.
Free and open to the public.
Learn more and register at www.kbtc.org/events/
Featured panelists:
Kwabi Amoah-Forson
Humanitarian & Founder of The Peace Bus
Kwabi is a community leader and speaker who brings people together to talk about justice, peace, and equity. Through The Peace Bus, he works with young people and communities to inspire dialogue, connection, and positive change.
Chris Vega (they/them)
Poet & Publisher, Blue Cactus Press
Chris Vega is a Queer Chicana poet from the Texas–Mexico borderlands and the publisher of Blue Cactus Press. Their work focuses on storytelling, creative expression, and amplifying voices that are often left out — especially voices from historically marginalized communities.
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About the Documentary:
The entire six-part, 12-hour documentary series premieres in November and is co-directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt.
The American Revolution examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down. An expansive look at the virtues and contradictions of the war and the birth of the United States of America, the film follows dozens of figures from a wide variety of backgrounds. Through their individual stories, viewers experience the war through the memories of the men and women who experienced it: the rank-and-file Continental soldiers and American militiamen (some of them teenagers), Patriot political and military leaders, British Army officers, American Loyalists, Native soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free African Americans, German soldiers in the British service, French and Spanish allies, and various civilians living in North America, Loyalist as well as Patriot, including many made refugees by the war.
Funding:
Free screening events like this one are made possible in part by donations from viewers like you. Thank you!
Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the Crimson Lion Foundation; and the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Major funding was also provided by David M. Rubenstein; The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation; Lilly Endowment Inc.; and the following Better Angels Society members: Eric and Wendy Schmidt; Stephen A. Schwarzman; and Kenneth C. Griffin with Griffin Catalyst. Additional support for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling; Park Foundation; and the following Better Angels Society members: Gilchrist and Amy Berg; Perry and Donna Golkin; The Michelson Foundation; Jacqueline B. Mars; Kissick Family Foundation; Diane and Hal Brierley; John H. N. Fisher and Jennifer Caldwell; John and Catherine Debs; The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund; Philip I. Kent; Gail Elden; Deborah and Jon Dawson; David and Susan Kreisman; The McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Becky and Jim Morgan; Carol and Ned Spieker; Mark A. Tracy; and Paul and Shelley Whyte. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was made possible, in part, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Tacoma Public Library (Main Branch), 1102 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98402-2006, United States
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